Chapter 381: Pengye, Please Let Pass—It Was Truly Wrong

The cultivators of Taiyin Shengdi like Xi Rang saw the sky filled with wailing fierce ghosts and the weeping of netherworld ghosts pressing down from above, and all of their faces drastically changed.

They had heard of the danger of the Shagui Sect's closely guarded Holy Infant Banner after it was upgraded into the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, and upon truly seeing its immense power, they instantly felt that they and their companions had underestimated it.

Countless fierce ghosts and wronged souls wailed out from within the hundred Ten Thousand Souls Banners, each one incredibly ferocious and terrifying, and they also saw that many wronged souls had already developed spiritual awareness, their strength equal to the realm they had been at before death, all at the peak and great completion of the Di Yuan Realm.

This discovery simply startled the strong ones like Xi Rang out of their wits.

The Primordial Lingyu only allows cultivators not exceeding the Di Yuan Realm to gradually enter it; in the Universe Cultivation World, no matter how high a cultivator's cultivation level is, if they wish to enter the Primordial Lingyu, their cultivation level will all be suppressed to the Di Yuan Realm.

Those vast numbers of Di Yuan Realm soul puppets and murderous spirits are simply the bane of cultivators; even if a cultivator's true form in the Universe Cultivation World is infinitely powerful, in the Primordial Lingyu they will all be restrained.

"Elders, quickly break the blockade, otherwise Taiyin Shengdi is in peril."

Xi Rang's face turned iron-blue, his chest heaving violently as he called out.

Countless disciples of Taiyin Shengdi were on high alert, cautiously responding, recalling the countless streaks of white light that had just flown past, feeling extreme dread in their hearts.

The speed of those white lights was astonishingly great; even Di Yuan Realm cultivators could hardly compare, and moreover, the terrifying power contained within them could block the probing of divine souls; Taiyin Shengdi had already lost its sect-protecting great formation, and all disciples and resources fell within the range of the white light attacks.

Once those terrifying white lights exploded within Taiyin Shengdi, whether it was the disciples or resources of Taiyin Shengdi, none could escape, being utterly destroyed; if Taiyin Shengdi's main department in the Universe were to discover this, they would find it hard to exonerate themselves even with ten thousand deaths.

Thinking of this, Xi Rang couldn't help but tremble violently all over, his eyes filled with bloodshot veins, and at once he waved his full-body mana, charging toward the ghost tide; under the conscious control of the soul puppets, the sky-full of ghost nests bared their bloodthirsty fangs, aiming to devour all of Xi Rang's Vital Essence.

The sky-full ghost tide surged like a starving ferocious beast, letting out a heaven-shaking howl that made the divine soul bodies of countless Taiyin Shengdi cultivators feel numb on their scalps; they took the opportunity to frenziedly attack the disciples of Taiyin Shengdi, and in just an instant, countless Taiyin Shengdi cultivators fell like dumplings, tumbling down toward the mountain ranges beneath the sky.

Ghostly sounds echoed in all directions, harming the spirit and seizing the soul.

Countless Taiyin Shengdi cultivators were unable to resist, and furthermore, after the Primordial Lingyu was excavated from the Universe, only divine souls transformed into divine soul bodies could enter it; these divine soul bodies were even more tightly restrained by the soul-devouring demonic sound of the Ten Thousand Souls Banner.

"Steady your heart and mind.

Exit the Taiyin Subduing Demons Great Formation."

Seeing numerous strong ones of Taiyin Shengdi afflicted, Xi Rang felt a surge of shock and turmoil in his heart.

He truly could not imagine that the power of the upgraded Holy Infant Banner could be this formidable; not only could it summon and release fierce ghosts for use, but it could also gather the sound of fierce ghosts to destroy souls and seize spirits, causing countless disciples to briefly feel dizzy and lose combat effectiveness upon being affected.

Upon hearing this, Xi Feng, Xi Luan, and Chang Qing and other elders felt their spirits shaken all over.

They joined their hands in complex seals, and strands of white mist manifested from their bodies, filling the entire space with white runes; strands of mysterious formation patterns flashed in the air one after another, releasing unfathomable profound power.

Boom—boom—boom.

Silver lightning intertwined into an electric net that raged in the air; countless fierce ghosts, upon contact, were blasted into smoke and dissipation; a huge hemispheric light shield emerged, enveloping the people of Taiyin Shengdi; within it, ice and snow covered heaven and earth, a nine-headed black serpent grew double wings behind its back, opening its mouth to spew forth forest-blue forked tongues, using the boundless Taiyin power to shoot out countless ice shards.

Ice shards fell like rain, obscuring the sky and covering the entire space; countless ghost puppets lunging at Taiyin Shengdi cultivators were all pierced through, vanishing into nothingness, allowing the ghost tide formed by the Ten Thousand Souls Banner to rapidly retreat at a visible speed.

"Dao friends of the Qingcheng Sect, quickly retreat.

This seat promises you all, withdraw from the forces of the Eight Great Sects besieging the Qingcheng Sect." Xi Rang gazed at the scene above in the sky, his face iron-blue, the corners of his mouth involuntarily twitching.

Although the Taiyin Subduing Demons Great Formation resisted the attack of the countless soul puppets filling the sky, the number of soul puppets within the Ten Thousand Souls Banner was simply too great, fundamentally beyond their ability to resist long-term, and what made him even more wary was that now it was merely a clash of formations, the enemy cultivators had not yet joined the battlefield.

The strong ones of Taiyin Shengdi besieging this place must quickly resolve the crisis, otherwise the base of Taiyin Shengdi will be in danger.

As the leading force among the ten great righteous sects of the Universe, every move of Taiyin Shengdi relates to the dignity of the righteous; if its base in the Primordial Lingyu were to be taken by a newly risen sect behind the Shagui Sect, it would simply become a laughingstock throughout the Universe.

Whether righteous or not, Taiyin Shengdi in the Universe Cultivation World will become the object of countless cultivators' condemnation; the high-level leaders of the Universe Taiyin Shengdi main department will certainly not forgive themselves, and will first grind his bones to ashes and scatter them; even his descendants will be held accountable.

Thinking of this, Xi Rang trembled all over, his heart rising to his throat; at this moment, yielding would at least be able to preserve Taiyin Shengdi, although slightly losing face, but Taiyin Shengdi would not suffer injury to muscles and bones.

The Primordial Lingyu excavated in the Universe has existed for no more than two years; countless forces have settled in Universe City, establishing bases there, using this as a stronghold to remotely control all disciples in developing the entire Primordial Lingyu, obtaining its inheritances and supreme treasures, etc.

The base of Taiyin Shengdi in Universe City is the foundation of its disciples in the Primordial Lingyu; he can die, but the foundation of Taiyin Shengdi must not come to harm, otherwise it will affect the subsequent cultivation of the sect's strength.

"You all were not so arrogant and overbearing just now!

But this king is not like you all, who are fools."

The Golden Peng King's voice rang out in the air, his words carrying a tone of mockery.

At this moment, not seizing the opportunity to fiercely weaken the enemy's strength, waiting for the enemy to recover would be one's own crisis.

As the Yao Shi of the Wanfa Clan, to avoid the cultivators of the Great Xia of Earth, as a land of rites, having excessive compassionate hearts, they specially conducted psychological counseling for cultivators entering the Primordial Lingyu.

The cultivators of Earth relate to Earth's future; if they do not act themselves, once they act, they will strive to wear down the opponent.

Born as a hero among men, dead as a hero among ghosts.

Better to die standing than to live lying down.

To put it in the Yao Shi's somewhat crude saying: when a person dies, birds surpass them.

Even if Earth cultivators fall, they must die in a grand and magnificent manner.

Upon hearing this, the elders of Taiyin Shengdi like Xi Rang all had faces turned iron-blue.

They simply harbored in their hearts the thought of grinding the Golden Peng King to bones and scattering his ashes, having already compromised, yet this fellow still dared to mock them.

That extremely exquisite ghost essence ghost essence, not easy to deceive ah.

Chang Qing exerted all his strength to support the power of the Taiyin Subduing Demons Great Formation, murmuring at the corner of his mouth, feeling extremely stifled in his heart.

These strong ones of theirs, if they looked over the entire Universe Cultivation World, their cultivation levels are all in the Wanfa Realm; because the sect's base in the Primordial Lingyu is secured by secret arts suppressing cultivation levels to garrison the base, however, the worries of the sect's high-level leaders still came to pass.

Back when they were to enter the Primordial Lingyu, the main department of the Universe Sect had already held discussions, extremely worried that they would encounter heaven's pride disciples of the Di Yuan Realm after suppressing their cultivation levels via secret arts, and be mercilessly slain, causing the decline of physical cultivation in the Universe Cultivation World.

Countless high-level leaders of Taiyin Shengdi all considered themselves the leaders of the ten great righteous sects of the Universe; whether righteous or evil sects, they mutually check and balance each other, daring not to have anyone personally break this balance.

Otherwise, if Universe powers targeted such strong ones, then Taiyin Shengdi could also target such strong ones of other powers.

The major powers of the Universe dread those whose physical bodies in the Universe Cultivation World are Wanfa Realm strong ones, for garrisoning the Primordial Lingyu, suppressing cultivation levels to the Di Yuan Realm via secret arts; they have reached a mutual tacit understanding, unless it is a life-or-death sect war, they will not kill such strong ones.

Those top strong ones garrisoning the Primordial Lingyu from the major powers, in the Universe Cultivation World are all Wanfa Realm, already the high-end strength of the sects; if one wishes to cultivate them, it is not only extremely difficult, but also requires expending unparalleled resources.

Now this balance has been broken by a newly risen sect, the Qingcheng Sect.

Xi Rang and the others of Taiyin Shengdi, besieged in the Netherworld Locking Soul Great Formation, all are unable to calm their hearts.

Although they, as divine soul bodies, wish to commit suicide, returning their divine souls to the physical bodies in the main department of Taiyin Shengdi in the Universe, yet thinking of the possible crisis that the base of Taiyin Shengdi in the Primordial Lingyu might bring, they dare not act arbitrarily.

The base of Taiyin Shengdi in the Primordial Lingyu is of great importance; if they were to defy heaven and fight with all their strength, even if Taiyin Shengdi were forced, the sect's high-level leaders knowing they exerted their utmost might still preserve their lives, but if in a great calamity they fled the battlefield, that would be no different from suicide.

"Taiyin Shengdi is certainly not to be taken lightly; you all had better think clearly.

If the base in Universe City encounters danger, you will surely face the frenzied retaliation of Taiyin Shengdi.

Lords, do not deceive yourselves; even with the Shagui Sect behind the Qingcheng Sect, they cannot protect you."

The fellow Daoists of the Shangqing Sect, don't seek death.

You should know that the Taiyin Holy Land is, after all, the leader of the ten major righteous forces in the Universe, capable of summoning a hundred responses with a single call. Xiyang's words continued to echo in the air, suppressing the turmoil in his heart as he spoke firmly and decisively.

If it weren't for wanting the other party to lift the blockade, he would have already cursed them out in anger.

Xiyang now regrets it deeply—his intestines feel as if they've turned green. The garrison of Taiyin Holy Land in Universe City has never made a mistake, yet he was driven by the Golden Peng King to the point of furious, heart-attacking rage, completely losing his composure. Ninety percent of the sect's strong warriors have left the Taiyin Holy Land's base to pursue and kill the Golden Peng King.

They came in a flurry of wind and fire, but now they cannot return.

"What you say does make some sense!"

The Golden Peng King's words echoed in the air.

Upon hearing this, Xiyang and the others thought the Golden Peng King had been moved, and their hearts tightened with extreme anxiety.

"Fellow Daoist, you are discerning of the times. If you are willing to let us return,

the Taiyin Holy Land will absolutely not participate in the war of the Eight Great Sects besieging the Shangqing Sect. If you return to the Shangqing Sect and report this, you will surely earn great merit.

Fellow Daoist, seize the opportunity!" Upon hearing this, Xifeng quickly stepped aside to begin persuading.

The Golden Peng King's eyes flashed with golden light, a hint of gloom appeared on his face, and he suddenly began to mock.

"I have just considered this: since killing you of the Shangqing Sect would also be difficult to preserve,

fortunately, I, the King, will take your place—first, I will destroy the Taiyin Holy Land's base, and send you all into the Myriad Souls Banner.

The power of the Souls Banner will greatly increase, and even if the main Taiyin Holy Land in the Universe punishes us, we can still fight with all our strength."

The Golden Peng King's words echoed in the air, while he muttered to himself how truly wise he was.

Having offended the Taiyin Holy Land so severely, how could it possibly reconcile with the Shangqing Sect by turning weapons into jade and silk? Once it recovers its strength, it will surely join forces with the Tianji Pavilion and many other powers to fiercely attack the Shangqing Sect in Silver Broken City.

No power will let go of an enemy it has the ability to exterminate.

Upon hearing this, the elders of the Taiyin Holy Land all felt their hearts sink—they never expected the Golden Peng King to harbor such thoughts. The brainwashing they gave him not only failed to take hold, but instead washed themselves into the bottomless abyss.

The elders of the Taiyin Holy Land began to curse.

Before, they were only besieged; now they are actually to be killed.

"Scoundrel, quickly release us.

Otherwise, when the Universe headquarters of the Taiyin Holy Land discovers this anomaly, it will surely send reinforcements, and the Shangqing Sect will be left without a single piece of armor."

Xifeng's body was surrounded by white mist, his face deathly pale, and he roared with a ferocious howl.

These strong ones lack the Myriad Souls Banner; the Taiyin Demon-Suppressing Great Array requires cultivation power to be infused to function. Sustaining it for a long time will inevitably drain their cultivation. Now, their soul-body is at the Great Completion of the Earth Origin Realm, unlike their physical body in the Universe Cultivation World, where cultivation is in the Myriad Laws Realm, and their Spiritual Power is abundant.

The soul-body of the Primordial Spirit Realm, if only consumed without replenishment, will exhaust cultivation over time and enter a weak state.

The entire space has also been sealed by the Netherworld Soul-Locking Great Array—even spiritual sense cannot escape, let alone any energy within that could be absorbed?

Although there is plenty of killing aura, this thing is only used by heretical cultivators. If righteous cultivators drink poison to quench thirst, they will only suffer deviation and death.

"Still daring to threaten this King at death's door?

This King will give you something even bigger."

Upon hearing this, the Golden Peng King shot sharp light from his pupils.

He circulated his magical power, infusing it into the Lunar Ethics Shuttle. The Lunar Ethics Shuttle instantly blazed like midday sun, rising slowly like a great sun. The void runes on it were profoundly mysterious, and it swiftly struck toward the Taiyin Demon-Suppressing Array.

When the runes landed on the Taiyin Demon-Suppressing Array, it was as if cold water was poured onto a red-hot iron rod, producing a hissing sound. The entire array trembled violently, and the nine-headed black serpent with double wings on its back let out a mournful howl, as if seeing its most feared nemesis, and began to tremble violently.

"Lunar Ethics Shuttle."

The faces of the Taiyin Holy Land cultivators changed drastically. Suddenly recalling the array-breaking treasure of Lu Yan Valley, their hearts turned ice-cold instantly.

The Lunar Ethics Shuttle is extraordinarily strange, condensing the wisdom of countless array masters and artifact masters from Lu Yan Valley. Its void runes are the nemesis of great arrays—whenever a great array faces it, at least half its power is stripped away, and simultaneously, the array's eye is exposed to the enemy.

"Damn Lu Yan Valley, curse it!

How could they lose such a powerful treasure? Even if lost, they should find a way to retrieve it.

Especially cursed for bringing disaster to the Taiyin Holy Land."

Changqing Elder's hair stood on end with rage, his eyes filled with bloodshot veins, his whole body trembling uncontrollably.

The Taiyin Holy Land accepted the advice of Lu Yan Valley and Tianji Pavilion to form an alliance of the Eight Great Righteous Sects to attack the Shangqing Sect, but the lost array-breaking treasure of Lu Yan Valley not only broke the Taiyin Holy Land's sect-protecting great array, but now also must break through the defensive great array of their numerous elders.

The Taiyin Holy Land spoke up for Lu Yan Valley and Tianji Pavilion, yet they were trapped by Lu Yan Valley's array-breaking treasure, the Lunar Ethics Shuttle, to the point of losing their lives—let alone knowing how miserable the fate of the Taiyin Holy Land's main base in Universe City would be.

Changqing's eyebrows flew up in anger—if there were a disciple of Lu Yan Valley present, he would surely tear the Lu Yan Valley cultivators apart.

Boom—

As the Lunar Ethics Shuttle completely struck the hemispherical light shield of the great array, the Taiyin Demon-Suppressing Great Array violently shook, and the true spirit of the nine-headed black serpent with double wings could no longer support itself, suddenly exploding.

All the Taiyin Holy Land elders present were affected—many were blown away as debris. (End of Chapter)